ISLAMABAD: The National Power Control Center (NPCC) has said that a technical fault in the system caused the major power breakdown in several parts of the country.
As per details, several parts of the country, including Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore, suffered a mass breakdown on late Saturday night.
Islamabad’s red zone among major cities of the country plunged into darkness after the power breakdown. Karachi’s 60 percent area was without electricity as the K-Eclectic system collapsed after the Jamshoro transmission line tripped. Despite several hours, the power division has failed to restore power in several parts of the country.
The Ministry of Energy spokesperson tweeted from the ministry’s official Twitter handle, said that according to initial reports, the Guddu power plant developed a fault at 11:41 pm on Saturday night.
ابتدائی رپورٹ کے مطابق گدو میں 11:41پر فالٹ پیدا ہوا ہے
فالٹ نے ملک کی ہائی ٹرانسمیشن میں ٹرپنگ کی اور جس کی وجہ سے ایک سینڈ سے بھی کم وقت میں سسٹم کی فریکونسی 50سے 0پر آئی ہے
فریکونسی کے گرنے کی وجہ سے پاور پلانٹس بند ہوئے ہیں
ترجمان پاور ڈویژن
— Ministry of Energy-Power Division, Government of P (@MoWP15) January 9, 2021
“The fault caused the country’s high transmission lines to a trip, which in turn caused the system frequency to drop from 50 to 0 in less than a second. The drop in frequency caused power plants to shut down.”
The spokesperson added that the units of Tarbela and Warsak powerhouses had been fired up, adding that power was being restored to the transmission system.
“Phase-wise restoration of power will be initiated soon,” they said. “Once the initial frequency is met, the restoration work speeds up.”
بجلی کے ترسیلی نظام میں فریکوینسی اچانک 50سے 0 پر آنے کی وجہ سے ملک میں بجلی کا بلیک آؤٹ ہے
فریکونسی گرنے کی وجہ جاننے کی کوشش کی جارہی رہی ہے
اس وقت تربیلا کو چلانے کی کوشش ہو رہی ہے جس سے ترتیب وار بجلی کا نظام بحال کیا جائے گا
عوام سے تحمل کی اپیل ہے
— Ministry of Energy-Power Division, Government of P (@MoWP15) January 9, 2021
Earlier, Federal Information Minister Shibli Faraz had said that the breakdown had been caused by a “technical fault” in the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) system. “System is being restored,” he tweeted.
Technical fault in NTDC system. System is being restored
— Senator Shibli Faraz (@shiblifaraz) January 9, 2021
Minister for Power Omar Ayub, in a statement on Twitter, said that the “frequency in the power distribution system suddenly dropped from 50 to 0 which caused the blackout”. “We are trying to ascertain what caused the drop in frequency.”
Ayub said that Tarbela “will be activated so a phase-wise restoration can be carried out”. He requested the nation to exercise patience.
تمام ٹیمیں اس وقت اپنے اپنے سٹیشن پر پہنچ چکی ہیں
بطور وفاقی وزیر پاور میں خود اس سارے بحالی کے کام کی نگرانی کر رہا ہوںعوام کو وقتا فوقتا بحالی سے متعلق آگاہ رکھا جائے گا
— Omar Ayub Khan (@OmarAyubKhan) January 9, 2021
